Principal Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Woodland Hills, CA, seeks a Principal Software Engineer to drive design, development, and delivery of secure software for defense programs. You will contribute to DevSecOps practices and CI/CD, collaborating with software, cyber, and systems teams to meet stringent requirements.

The role requires TS clearance, strong experience with C/C++/Java, and hands-on leadership to deliver scalable, reliable software for national defense.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relative experience; Master’s with 3+ years; PhD + 1 year.
• Active Top Secret clearance and enrolled in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to meet customer-specific security screening requirements within management timelines.
• Willingness and ability to work onsite full-time.
• Experience with C, C++, C#, Java, JSP, Web development, test automation, data storage technologies, Windows Server, Linux.
• Familiarity with modern programming standards and features (C++17+).
• Demonstrated ability to analyze system requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Proven ability to design, code, modify software, and debug defects; open software/system architecture experience.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, test, and debug applications software and systems.
• Develop software using modern languages to support government requirements.
• Implement modular, scalable, reliable, and high-performance software.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers on electronic data processing systems.
• Determine user needs and analyze system capabilities to resolve issues.
• Prepare operating instructions and develop compilers, assemblers, and OS components as needed.
• Develop software infrastructure to support CI/CD, metrics, and MLOps.
• Ensure software engineering best practices are applied and maintained.
• Work with Software Leads and Architects to understand program intent and outputs.
• Support customers on site during installations, upgrades, and maintenance.

Skills

C

C++

C#

Java

JSP

Web development

Test automation

Data storage

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD + 1 year experience

Tools

Windows Server

Linux

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people\'s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation\'s history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they\'re making history. We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Software Engineer based out of Woodland Hills, CA. In this role, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to contribute to our enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of DevSecOps and Agile practices, we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. This position supports the OIX program -- a platform which provides secure messaging and cross-domain solution (CDS) products and services across the federal agencies and foreign partners. Our multi-disciplinary team including software, systems, cyber, and test engineers employ the latest cutting-edge technologies to deliver information across security domains.

As a Principal Software Engineer, You Will

• Design, develop, document, test, and debug applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.
• Develop software utilizing modern programming languages to modernize and productionize software used to support United States Government requirements.
• Implement software systems, applications, and architectures that emphasize modularity, scalability, reliability, precision, accuracy, and performance to meet demanding requirements.
• Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.
• Determine computer user needs; analyze system capabilities to resolve issues related to program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls.
• Prepare operating instructions and design and develop compilers, assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems as needed.
• Develop software infrastructure to support CI/CD, software metrics collection, and MLOps.
• Ensure industry software engineering best practices and standards are applied and maintained.
• Work closely with Software Leads and Architects to understand program intent, system capabilities, and output requirements.
• Support customers on site through installations, upgrades and continuous maintenance.

Basic Qualifications For a Principal Software Engineer (T03)

• Bachelor\'s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relative experience; Master\'s degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of relative experience; PhD + 1 year of relative experience
• Active Top Secret security clearance and enrolled in Continuous Evaluation
• Ability to meet customer-specific security screening requirements within a timeframe set forth by management
• Willingness and ability to work onsite full-time
• Experience working in C, C++, C#, Java, Java Server Pages (JSP), Web development, test automation, data storage technologies, Windows Server, Linux
• Familiarity with modern programming standards and features (e.g., C++ 17 onwards)
• Demonstrated ability to analyze system requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
• Proven ability to design and code new software, as well as modify existing software to add new features
• Ability to debug existing software and correct defects
• Experience with open software/system architecture solutions
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills